St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22

milk or cream from the same, shall sell or
offer for sale the same as an article of
| food. This shall not apply to pure skim milk
| cheese, made from pure skim milk. Whoever
violates the provisions of this section shall be
guilty OF a misdemeapor, and be punished by u
fine of not less than one hundred dollars $500
or more than five hundred dollars or not less
than six % months or more than one ID years
IMPRISONMENT, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment for the first offense, and by i'm
prlsonment for one year for each subsequent
oifense.
SEQ. 5. No person, by himself or his agents or
servants shall render or manufacture out OF any
animal fat or animal or vegetable oils not pro-
duced from unadulterated milk or cream from
the same, any article or product in imitation or
semblance Of, or designed to take the place of
natural butter or cheese produced from pure I'M
aduiterated milk or cream OF the same, nor shall
he or they mix, compound with, or add TO milk,
cream or butter, any acids or other delete
rlous substance, or any animal fats or ami
NAL or vegetable oils not produced from
milk or cream. with design or intent to
render, make or produce, any article or
substance, or human food in imitation or SEM
bance of natural butter or cheese. nor shall he
sell, keep for sale, offer for sale any article
substance or compound made, manufactured or
produced in violation of the provisions OF this
| section, whether such article. substance COM
pound shall be made or produced IN this state
| or any other state or country. Whoever violates
the provisions of this section shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and be punished by fine of not
| less than one hundred dollars Is 00i nor more
| than five hundred dollars $500, or not less
| than six (6l months or more than one ID years
| imprisonment for the first offense, and by i'm
prlsonment for one % year for each subsequent
| ottense. Nothing in this section shall impair
| the provisions OF section four al of this act.
SEC D. No person shall manufacture, mix or
compound with or add TO. natural milk, cream
| or butter, any animal fats or animal vegeta-
| bic oils, nor shall he make manufacture any
| oleaglnous substance not produced from milk
| or cream, with Intent 10 sell the same for but
| ter or cheese made from unadul Grated milk or
| cream, or have the same in his possession, or
offer the same for sale with such intent. nor
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| made or produced be sold for butter or cheese
| the product Of the dairy. Ii any person shall
| coat, powder or color with annatto or any color
| Ing matter Whatever, butGerlne or oleomargarine
| or any compounds of the same, or any product
| or manufacture made in whole or part from
animal fats. or animal or vegetable oils not
| produced from unauthorized milk or cream
| whereby the said product, manufacture or COM
| pound shall be made to resemble butter or
| cheese, the product of the dairy, or shall have
| the same In his possession, or shall sell offer
| for sale, or have Ill his possession any of said
| products which shall be colored or coated in
| semblance OF or to resemble butter or cheese. it
| shall be conclusive evidence of an intent to sell
the same for butter Or cheese, the product Of the
| dairy. Whoever violates any of the provisions
| of this section shall be guilty OF misdemeanor,
| and be punished by fine OF not less than one
| hundred dollars l$100) nor more than one thou
| sand dollars Isl ,000). This section shall not be
construed to impair or affect the prohibitions Of
! sections four I'D and five (5) of this act.
| SEC. z. No person shall offer, sell or expose
| for sale, butter cheese branded or labeled
with false brand or label as to the quality of
| the article or TO the county or
state in which the article is made
| The Minnesota state dairy commissioner is
| hereby authorized and directed TO procure and
| issue TO The cheese manufacturers of the state,
| upon proper application therefor and under
| such regulations to the custody and use
| thereof as he may prescribe, uniform stencil
| brand bearing suitable device or motto, and
the words minnesota State Full Cream Cheese. !"
| Every brand issued shall be used upon the
| outside OF the cheese, and also upon the package
| n mo and Shon hhoy
| number for each separate mandatory, and the
| commissioner shall keep a book in which shall
| be registered the name location and number of
eacn mandatory using the said brand and the
name or names OF the persons az each manu-
| factory authorized to use the same. 1t shall be
unlawful to use or permit such stencil brand TO
be used upOn any other than full! cream cheese
| or packages containing the same. Whoever vio-
lates the provision OF this section shall be guilty
Of mlsdemeanor and for each and every cheese
or package SO falsely branded, shall be punished
| by fine of not less than twenty-five (25) or
more than fifty go dollars. or imprisonment of
MT less than fifteen 15) or more than thirty 800
| days.
| SEC g. The governor shall appoint a commits
sioner who shall be known as the state dairy
| commissioner, who shall be a citizen of this
state, and who shall hold his Office for the term
pointed, and shall receive salary of eighteen
hundred dollars (Sl.900) per annum, and his
necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of
| his duties under this act and shall be charged
under the direction of the governor, with the en-
| Torcement of the various provisions thereof
said commissioner may be removed from office
| at The pleasure of the governo-. AMI his sue
cessor appointed as above provided for The
said commissioner is hereby authorized and EN-
powered to appoint clerk. whose salary shall be
twelve hundred dollars (Sl 200 per year and such
| assistant commissioners, and to employ such
| experts, chemists agents and such counsel as
! may be deemed by him necessary for the proper
| enforcement of this law, their compensation to
| be fixed by the commits sioner. The sum of ff-
teen thousand dollars $l5,ooo) annually is
| hereby appropriated to be paid for such pur-
| poses out of any moneys in the treasury no.
otherwise appropriated All charges accounts
| and expenses authorized by this act shall be
paid by the bret OF the state upon the war
| rant of the state auditor. The entire expenses
| OF said commissioner shall not exceed the sum
appropriated for the purposes of this act.
The said commissioner shall make biennial re-
ports to the legislature. not later than the fif-
| tenth Q5th) day Of January. of his work and
| proceedings md shall report in detail the num-
Der OF assistant commissioners, experts, chem
| ists agents, and counsel he has employed, with
! their expenses and disbursements. The said
| commissioner shall have room in the capitol to
| be set apart for his use by the governor. This
section shall not affect the tenure of office of the
present commissioner, nor be construed t, i'm
pair or affect any OF the provisions in section
seven "a of chapter one hundred and forty nine
| (149l of the law of one thousand eight hundred
aud eighty-fve QSS5), except in the sum OF
| money appropriated.
SEC. g.. The said commissioner and assistant
| commissioners, and such experts chemists
| agents and counsel they shall duly authorize
| for the purpose, shall have access, ingress and
egress to all places OF business, factories, farms
buildings carriages, cars, vessels and cans used
] IN the manufacture and sale of any dairy prod
| ucts or any imitation thereof. They shall also
| have power and authority to open any package
Car or vessel containing such articles which may
| be manufactured, sold OF exposed for sals
| in violation OF the provisions of this act, and
| may inspect the contents therein, and may take
samples therefrOm for analysis.
All clerks, bookkeepers express agents rail-
road officials, employees or common carriers shall
render to them all the assistance in their power
when. so requested, III tracing, finding, or dis
| named in this act.
| Any refusal or neglect on the part of such
| clerks, bookkeepers, express agents, railroad
| cfficials employees or common carriers to render
such friendly aid. shall be deemed a inside
| meanor and be punished by a fine of not less
| than fifty dollars $500 nor more than one
| hundred dollars (S100) for each and every
| ofense.
Sec. 10. The commissioner shall provide
blanks which shall be furnished to all proprie-
tors or managers OF cream ries, cheese factories
or milk dair1es that ship milk TO the cities and
ali vendors or peddlers of milk in the cities
within the state. for the purpose of making re-
port OF the amount oil milk and dairy goods
handled, and all owners or managers of such
creameries and cheese factories shall on the first
day OF November of each year, send to the dairy
commissioner full and accurate report Of the
amount of business done during the year and
all milk diaries. milk vendors, or milk peddlers
shall send to the state dairy commissioner
quarterly reports of all the business done by
each and everv such person, firm or company in
handling dairy products during the last three
81 mon his past, designated under the differ
enj headings of such printed blanks. Any neg
lect or failure, or false statement the part of
any proprietor or manager OF such creamery,
cheese factory, dairy, or any milk Vender or
milk peddler, shall be considered guilty of a
misdemeanJr, and to be punished by a fine of
not less than ten dollars $50 nor more than
one hundred dollars (S100.
SEC. IL. No person shall sell or offer for sale